The price of green energy, a documentary by Jean-Louis Pe'rez and Guillaume Pitron, now available in English. A follow-up to Jeff Gibbs' "Planet of the Humans" and Julia Barnes' "Deep Green Lies," this German film reports on the ecological damages and worker hazards involved in manufacturing computers, solar PVs, industrial wind, e-vehicles and batteries. It explains that reduced CO2 emissions in Europe and North America depend on extracting and processing ores in other continents and results in destroying ecosystems and people who live near the mines and factories. The film also explains why coal plants are necessary for "the transition." Click Here
  
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